Kernan Middle, Jacksonville: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Duval County Public Schools’ school locator map, school hours page and calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, and the federal NCES school directory.

Kernan Middle is the Duval County Public Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 2271 Kernan Blvd. S. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call

• Front office: 904-220-1350, 2271 Kernan Blvd. S., Jacksonville, FL 32246
• School website: dcps.duvalschools.org/o/kms
• Enrolling a new student: the district’s new student enrollment page; Enrollment Services 904-390-2082
• Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s school locator map

Principal

Principal Christine Akande, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 1,086 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 58 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation. The file sets an A for middle schools at 64% of points or more.

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

• English language arts: 58%
• Math: 63%
• Science: 56%
• Social studies: 74%
• Middle school acceleration (a state grading measure): 85%

The same file lists 60.2% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged.

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s school locator map. Zones do not follow city limits.

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 attendance zone maps (shares are of each zone’s area, not of students):

• Elementary zones inside this zone: all of the Kernan Trail Elementary zone, most of the Brookview Elementary and Chets Creek Elementary zones and part of the Abess Park Elementary, Alimacani Elementary, Southside Estates Elementary and Waterleaf Elementary zones.
• High school: most of the zone is zoned for Atlantic Coast High; part is zoned for Sandalwood High and Englewood High.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours, the standard schedule for district middle schools.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:

• Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (employee planning day)
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: schools closed for Veterans Day
• Nov. 23-27: schools closed for Thanksgiving week
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
• Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: employee planning day, no school for students
• Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: schools closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• March 15-19, 2027: schools closed for spring break week
• Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school

More on Jacksonville schools

• The school’s website
• Every public school in Jacksonville
• Our Jacksonville schools guide for enrolling, the School Board and the full calendar

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Kernan Middle serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is a Duval County Public Schools middle school at 2271 Kernan Blvd. S. in Jacksonville.

What is Kernan Middle’s school grade?

Kernan Middle earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 62% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

Which high school does Kernan Middle feed into?

Most of its attendance zone is zoned for Atlantic Coast High; part is zoned for Sandalwood High and Englewood High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps.

What time does Kernan Middle start?

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.